Atwell v. State

George Rose Smith, Justice.

The appellant was charged' with the crime of sodomy, found guilty, and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. He argues five points for reversal.

I. On complaint of the prosecuting witness, Atwell was arrested within a few moments after the commission of the offense, taken to police headquarters, and interrogated in the presence of several officers. He insists that the court erred in allowing the State to introduce an admission of guilt that was assertedly made in the course of the questioning.

We find no error. The trial judge, in compliance with the rules announced in…